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noun

ˈbra-gərt How to pronounce braggart (audio)
Definition of braggartnext
as in cock
someone who boasts a braggart who was always talking about how much money he made

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adjective

as in boastful

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Recent Examples of braggart
Noun
Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 Still, Kimmel never came off as a braggart. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Big Red might be a braggart, a bully and rotten to the core, but Lasdun invokes Thomas De Quincey’s neat point about how a man’s capacity to rob says nothing about his propensity to murder. — Literary Hub, 25 June 2026 Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for braggart
Recent Examples of Synonyms for braggart
  1. cock
  2. boastful
  3. blower
  4. cocky
  5. brag
  6. swaggering
  7. braggadocio
  8. conceited
Noun
  • The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 26 July 2024
  • The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
Definition of cock
Adjective
  • Defense witnesses pointed to boastful teens, fireworks-like flashes and uncertain ignition points, with an expert arguing that fireworks were the likely cause and that prosecutors lack proof that a lighter sparked the blaze.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • Chatter about Azik’s famous delens abounds, as does boastful talk about how Monica Bellucci’s family hails from the same part of Nalchik.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 May 2026
Definition of boastful
Noun
  • Nearly a century later in 1978, in the wake of the Watergate scandal, a second Civil Service Reform Act was passed providing further protections, including for whistle blowers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Before heatwaves hit, have a technician inspect and clean key components like the condenser coils, fan, capacitor, blower, and refrigerant lines.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 30 June 2026
Definition of blower
Adjective
  • Lanky with striking red hair and a cocky demeanor, Clapper was dogged and respected by his fellow cops.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • Thanks to one impossibly cocky fighter pilot named Maverick, Reagan-era America never felt better about itself — or its military might.
    — Kevin P. Sullivan, Entertainment Weekly, 26 June 2026
Definition of cocky
Noun
  • But not even Footer’s thorough sleuthing has unearthed much more than Bradley’s brag.
    — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
  • Humble brag; That turned out to be a stroke of genius on my part.
    — Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of brag
Adjective
  • Soprano Anna Thompson sings the role of the faithful Micaëla, and Mexican baritone Raúl Morales Velazco is the swaggering toreador Escamillo.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • The group went on to earn national and international acclaim before its swaggering leader, Country Dick Montana, died on stage midway through a 1995 show in Canada.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of swaggering
Noun
  • In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.
    — Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • This is another stride of lyricism, philosophy, I’m-the-best braggadocio, bravado.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of braggadocio
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Johnson reprises his role as Moana's bantering reluctant partner, the shapeshifting trickster demigod Maui, alongside Jemaine Clement again voicing the conceited giant crustacean Tamatoa.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 July 2026
  • Avoid Burying Praise in Negatives To avoid making children too conceited, parents might bury praise in the midst of negatives.
    — Wayne Parker, Parents, 8 Mar. 2026
Definition of conceited

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